Bluegiga Technologies Ltd. known as Bluegiga, is a Finnish wireless technology company based in

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, Finland. Founded in 2000, it has since expanded its offices to Atlanta in USA and Hong Kong. Bluegiga has been a member of the

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since it was established and joined

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in Spring 2008. The company joined

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in the beginning of 2012.

Products

Bluegiga develops and manufactures short range wireless connectivity systems, including ''Bluetooth'' modules and access servers, Wi-Fi modules, ''Bluetooth'' Smart modules as well as a licencable embedded ''Bluetooth'' stack, . The products are mainly aimed at adding wireless connectivity to industrial customers' products, rather than being consumer-ready end products by themselves. Common industry sectors that use Bluegiga's products include,

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, automotive,

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, industrial and consumer applications. Bluegiga BLE112 Module

Acquisitions

In February 2015, Bluegiga was acquired by

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.Silicon Labs Acquires Bluegiga to Become a Dominant Player in IoT
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References

News articles

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Products

Acquisitions

See also

References

News articles